Introduction to Buddhism
Important Notices:
1. Requirement for your book report 1
3. Study Guide for your First Exam
4. Your presentation topics; Your presentation Date; Presentation Links
7. Requirement for your book report 2
Texts:
1. Rahula, Walpola Sri, What the Buddha Taught, Grove Press, Inc., New York
2. Malhotra, Ashok Kumar, Transcreation of the Bhagavad Gita, NJ: Prentic Hall, 1998
3. Watts, Alan, The Way of Zen, Vintage Books, New York
3. Paul Reps and Nyoogen Senzaki,Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, Shambhala, Boston & London
4. Dalai Lama, The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World, Doubleday Religion, 2009Handouts from original texts: The Dhammapada,,Confucianism,,Daoism
Contents
| Introduction | Introduction to Buddhism
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Handout |
| Chapter One
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Buddhism in India The historical background-Vedic Buddha's story Buddhist World View and Buddhist Hell The Buddhist Attitude of mind Four Noble Truths I-II Four Noble Truths III-IV No-Soul and No-Self Meditation Theravada and Mahayana Tibetan Buddhism |
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| Chapter Two
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Buddhism in China
Introduction Buddhism in China Timeline (early) Chinese Culture and World Views Confucianism Daoism Middle Term Exam on Oct. 8 (Monday) Buddhism and Chinese Tradition (From Eastern Chin-Sui Dynasty) Maturity and Acceptance (From Tong-Song Dynasty) Chan Buddhism Take Home Quiz: A Chan/Zen Master at Creighton
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Outline 3 (Discussion) Study Guide for your First Exam
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| Chapter Three
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Buddhism in Japan Zen Literatures and Arts Zen Principles and Practice The understanding of Beauty "Sitting Quietly, Doing Nothing" Zen Practice:
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Zen Practice:1.Spring: http://winstream.creighton.edu/jyu02084/movies/Spring1.wmv 2.Have a Good Laugh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6UU6m3cqk http://winstream.creighton.edu/jyu02084/photostory/Crane1.wmv
The Zen Mind - An Introduction -Zen Poem Reading: 1.Luming and 2. Luye Zen Garden (Guikaky Ji-Sands) (Nijo-Racks) http://academic.bowdoin.edu/zen/index.shtml?overview
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